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Onboarding Employees

Getting new employees off to a good start can make a big difference in their feeling welcomed and in their effectiveness on the job. Do all you can to make the "onboarding" process as smooth as possible for them.

However, it is critical to officially welcome and orient your new employees to your part of the organization. (See Guidelines For Conducting an Orientation Program Within Your School or Division below.)

For additional tips and suggestions, use the Onboarding Tools at right to assist you in welcoming and orienting new employees. While intended for new administrators and staff employees, these tools may be helpful for new faculty members as well.

Guidelines For Conducting An Orientation Program Within Your School or Division

Your new hire should have viewed the online NYU New Employee Orientation Program, sponsored by the Human Resources Division, on his/her first day of work, which provided your new employee with a broad overview of the NYU organization, as well as the main services, privileges and resources that are available to him/her.

It is now time for you to "immerse" your new hire in your specific school/division! The onboarding process for a new employee doesn't happen in one day, one month, or even six months; it is an ongoing process. However, it is ideal to provide the new hire with a formal orientation to your part of the organization within his/her first week of work.

Below is suggested content for a local orientation program. It may also be helpful for you to sit in on the NYU New Hire Orientation Program so that you can assess whether your local program complements what is being covered in the general orientation program.

Officially Welcome Your New Employee

Introduce new hires to the entire department

Review department's mission and goals

Provide historical overview

Explain organizational structure

Give tour of relevant offices

Ask a peer to take new hires out to lunch

Provide new hires with a first week agenda: office procedures, people they will meet, technology they will be learning, etc.

Review Job Responsibilities

Provide a copy of the job description and review job functions, competencies, and expectations for working in the department